THE PRETTY THINGS:
UK EP, 1964. Combines the Pretties' first two single releases.
US debut LP, 1964.
US singles, 1964
Canadian issue of the Pretty Things outstanding second LP. The cover is printed on textured, blotter-type paper that is seen on many Canadian LP's of the mid-60's.
US single, 1965
Australian single, 1965
UK, 1965. My favorite Pretty Things' single, and perhaps the greatest MOD anthem ever recorded.
Holland, 1966
SCARCE US single, 1967
Masterpiece 1968 LP; perhaps the greatest of all concept albums. Original German press.
THE SMALL FACES:
Debut UK single, 1965
UK pressing, debut LP 1966.
Curiously, this track from the '66 debut was released as a US single in 1973, pulled off of a compilation album. Quite scarce!
US, 1966
UK, 1966
Somewhat confusingly, the Small Faces 2nd long player was also self-titled, and was issued with an altered track listing in the US (see below) as "There Are But Four Small Faces". This is an original German pressing of this fantastic LP.
US, 1967.
Italy, 1967
USA, 1967 with the seldom seen (American) Immediate company sleeve.
USA, 1967.
Australia, 1968
France, 1968. Love the red Immediate label!
UK, 1969
Sweden, 1969. The version of "Wham Bam Thank You Man" is an alternate here, and in my opinion the superior version as it is faster and punchier. Also, I love the ad for Marshall amps on the back of the sleeve, especially considering that (more than likely) Steve Marriott is cranked through a Marshall on the record itself!
that record on Pride was from a cash-in re-release LP designed to trick people into thinking it was the Faces (who were on the charts at the time with Rod Stewart).
ReplyDeleteProducer Michael Viner was "the guy who invented hip-hop" with those Incredible Bongo records also on Pride